Algebra Word Problems (Perimeter of a triangle)

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The perimeter for this diagram cannot be 150 because the lengths 17, 56 and 77 would not result in a triangle.
The sum of any 2 sides must be greater than the remaining side.
17+56 is less than 77, so this will not result in a triangle.